A great source of energy, this mix is perfect for hiking fuel, lunch boxes, morning oatmeal, or your favorite dessert
recipes.

Each nourishing handful contains four of our top Superfoods: Goji Berries, Goldenberries, Mulberries and Maqui
Berries. They’re all carefully harvested and then dried at low temperature to retain vital nutrients so you can
enjoy them the way nature intended — as Essential Living Food!

Our berries are grown on pristine Organic farms in Ecuador, China, Turkey and Chile. Your purchase of this nutritious, whole-food blend benefits your health and these sustainable farming communities around the world.

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Purity from the source

Essential Living Foods is committed to providing foods of the highest quality, purity, and nutrient density, and every ingredient is sustainably sourced to improve the health of the planet and its people.

A next-level snack for adventurers, health-seekers, foodies and folks on-the-go.

Gojis

We start with the purest, most flavorful and nutrient-rich gojis on Earth! Unlike many others, our goji berries are actually USDA Certified Organic (as opposed to the Chinese "Green Seal" certification used by many other operations). Most goji suppliers buy from large aggregators with no traceable supply chain increasing the chances of contamination or poor quality. Our gojis are hand-picked at the peak of ripeness and quickly moved to a pristine, certified organic facility where they are washed and dried at RAW temperatures. Finally, they're twice inspected and lab-tested for the pesticides, chemicals, and contaminants typically found in untraceable Chinese gojis.

Pure RAW Goji Berries

RAW Peruvian Goldenberries

Raw Organic Heirloom Goldenberries

Our goldenberries are organically grown by a cooperative of farmers with special profit-sharing incentives that ensure a higher-quality product while enriching the farmers and their local communities. Goldenberries are a highly sustainable, hardy pioneer plant that helps to stabilize and renew soils. These berries' purity and flavor is exceptional when compared with others on the market. Hand-picked at the optimal point in their development, the goldenberries are de-husked (also by hand), and dried at RAW temperatures to lock in moisture and protect flavor, aroma, and nutrients.

Mulberries

Our mulberries come from fertile plains of Turkey where they are nurtured on small farms using traditional sustainable agricultural methods. Fresh, ripe mulberries are hand-harvested and sun-dried for exquisite RAW flavor and nutrient profile.

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Maqui

Our Maqui berries are wild-crafted in a remote region of Chile by a cooperative of indigenous farmers paid fair-trade rates for their work. The maqui are harvested and carefully washed, then freeze-dried to lock-in their antioxidant content (and create a delightful crunchy texture!

The Ripple Effect

You are powerful

This product is your vote for a better world. Across the planet, we seek the finest superfoods and pay a
premium for the exceptional craftsmanship of small farmers, cooperatives, and indigenous communities. We
also give back 1% to local non-profits like Amazon Watch, who protect the land and the communities who
depend on it.

These Beyond-Fair-Trade partnerships increase income, independence, and opportunity for the people who
care for the land. From the driest desert to the lushest rainforest, our commitment to sustainable
organic agriculture protects healthy soil, clean water, and wildlife habitat.

Every Product has an origin

and an impact

You stand at the finish line of an amazing journey with a miraculous beginning: Soil, Water, Sunshine...and Seed. With care and craftsmanship, Life unfolds, blossoms, and thrives. No chemicals needed. Just skill, hard work, and love for the land.

Every point on this map is a place that you touch. A farm. A community. An economy. An ecosystem.

MULBERRIES

Mulberries are a delicious, nutritious snack, providing carbs, protein, fiber, and
an entire day's recommended intake of Vitamin C. They're also an easy way to get a
variety of important minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants.

Balance of Carbs

Any time you need a mix of sustainable carbs and energy-boosting sugars, reach for
these incredibly delicious berries for a quick pick-me-up. Just a one ounce serving
provides a nicely-balanced mix of fast-acting fruit sugars (13g), slow-acting
starches (5g), and digestion-friendly fiber (4g) to provide a buffer and slow the
sugar absorption rate while also contributing to colon health.

Protein

Mulberries also provide 3 grams of protein, on-par with most fruits and berries.

Vitamins & Minerals

Mulberries really shine in this department. A one ounce
serving provides 120% RDA of Vitamin C, along with 20% RDA for iron. You're also
getting 8% RDA calcium, as well as useful quantities of Vitamin K, choline, B
vitamins, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, copper, zinc, and selenium

Antioxidants

Mulberries contain the longevity antioxidant resveratrol, which is being investigated
for a wide variety of potential health and life-extension benefits. Resveratrol came
to prominence when it was theorized that its presence in red wine was responsible
for the "French Paradox" of health and longevity (despite a diet high in
saturated fats). Subsequent animal studies have suggested that resveratrol may interact
with the metabolism to create benefits in longevity, blood sugar, and possibly
cardiovascular health.

GOJI

In China, the Goji Berry is known as a longevity food that replenishes vital essences
and increases the “chi” or life energy in those that eat them. Goji
Berries have been used in traditional Asian medicine for millennia, with mentions of
this extraordinary berry in medical texts as old as 5,000 years.

Ancient Chinese medical texts praised Goji Berries as tonic support for the eyes,
liver, and kidneys. More than anything, they are believe to increase the “chi”
or life energy in those that eat them. An early medical work, Shen Nung Ben Tsao (475-221
B.C.), observed Goji Berry benefits ranging from replenishing vital essences to
strengthening and restoring major organs. The physician’s handbook, Ben Cao Gang Mu,
recorded during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) writes, “taking in Chinese
Wolfberry/Goji Berry regularly may regulate the flow of vital energy and strengthen the
physique, which can lead to longevity.”

Overall Nutrition

Modern science has verified this ancient wisdom, revealing a diversity of powerful
phytochemicals and essential nutrients, many of which are still being investigated for
a wide range of potential health benefits.

Goji berries are loaded with 18 amino acids, including all 8 essential aminos (such as
isoleucine and tryptophan). Plus, Goji berries contain over 20 trace minerals —
the most important being zinc, iron, copper, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium. Selenium
is under investigation for its potent protective effects, and it is estimated that much
of the US food supply is deficient in selenium.

Goji berries are one of the richest source of carotenoids — with twice as much beta
carotene as carrots. Gojis also provide at least as much vitamin C, by weight, as oranges,
and also provide impressive amounts of vitamins B1, B2, and B6.

In 100 grams — a hearty serving — gojis provide a wide variety of important
vitamins and minerals

Iron: 9 mg (100% RDA)

Selenium: 50 micrograms (91% RDA)

Beta-carotene: 7-10 mg (100-140% RDA)

Vitamin C: 29 mg - 148 mg (32% to 163% RDA)

Riboflavin (B2): 1.3 mg (100% RDA)

Potassium: 1,132 mg (24% RDA)

Zinc: 2 mg (18% RDA)

Calcium: 12 mg (9% RDA)

Antioxidant Carotenoids

Goji berries, with their deep rich, red color, are a potent source of carotenoids, the
antioxidants we associate most with carrots. The old folk wisdom about eyesight and carrots
is well-founded, as carotenoids have been demonstrated to assist in protecting the retina
from the oxidative damage of ultra violet light and aging.

Goji berries contain a variety of carotenoids, including Beta-carotene, Zeaxanthin, Lutein,
Lycopene, and Crytoxanthin. Just 28 grams of goji berries provides 140% RDA of Vitamin A,
and as much as 77% of that can be zeaxanthin, a particularly important carotenoid for
eyesight health and longevity.Increasing zeaxanthin and lutein may help to decrease the
risk of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness after 65.

Other Phytochemicals

Goji berries also provide Beta Sitosterol, a plant sterol which can help to lower cholesterol levels by blocking the
absorption of cholesterol during digestion. Beta Sitosterol is also being investigated as a potentially
anti-inflammatory nutrient important for supporting men's health.

Polysaccharides and Carbohydrates

Polysaccharides are another term for carbohydrates. Polysaccharides encompass everything from fast-digesting sugars
and slow-digesting starches to indigestible fiber. We are all aware of the health benefits of fiber for digestive
balance as well as cardiovascular health and potential anticancer effects. Gojis provide a balance of all three,
fast-acting and sustainable carbs for energy, as well as fiber for healthy digestion.

MAQUI

Anthocyanins & Anthocyanidins

Maqui's primary antioxidant (and the source of its deep purple color) is cianidin-3-b-glucosa, or C3G, a type of
anthocyanidin. Anthocyaninins and anthocyanidins are a type of complex flavonoid that produce blue, purple or red
colors, and are under investigation for a wide variety of potential health benefits.

Studies suggest that anthocyaninins may have anti-inflammatory properties and support formation of healthy connective
tissue and collagen, while promoting blood flow and protecting capillaries from oxidative damage. Animal studies
have suggested other effects ranging from cholesterol reduction to promotion of colon health.

Antioxidant Potentials

The results of several epidemiologic studies indicate that regular consumption of foods rich in polyphenolic
compounds is associated with reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. Recent
experimental studies in both animals and humans have shown that increasing polyphenol intake can protect LDL
cholesterol from becoming oxidized (a key step in developing atherosclerosis), lower blood pressure in hypertensive
subjects, reduce the tendency of the blood to clot and elevate total antioxidant capacity of the blood. After they
are swallowed, anthocianins are easily detected in the blood. This was explained by Passamonti & col. (2003) who
demonstrated that the stomach participates actively in the absorption of these compounds.

Body Weight & Blood Sugar

In a pre-clinical study, Tsuda & col. (2003) studied the effects of maqui on obesity and diabetes, comparing two
sample groups. They consumed a diet rich in fats during 12 weeks, but one of the groups also received maqui
pigments. Compared with the control group, the group consuming anthocyaninins didn’t gain any weight, nor
suffered hypertrophy in the adiposites of the fat tissues, didn’t show hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia,
hyperleptinemia, or increase in levels of the genetic codes that produce the factor or tumoral necrosis or the
enzymes related to the synthesis of fatty acids and trilglicerol. In comparison, the group that didn’t receive
the extract and ate only a fat-rich diet, showed an increase of more than 100% in all those parameters. Thus, there
are promising nutritional and biochemical indications that the anthocyanins present in maqui could play a role in
supporting healthy blood sugar and body weight.

Colon Health

There has also been quite a lot of promising research into the benefits of anthocyanins, specifically derived from
maqui, on supressing colon tumor development in lab rats. Although this is far from conclusive about human health,
it definitely suggests that this is a valuable substance worth further exploration and experimentation. (For
references, look up "Effects of commercial anthocyanin-rich extracts on colonic cancer and non-tumorigenic
colonic cell growth" and "Anthocyanin-rich extracts inhibit multiple biomarkers of colon cancer in rats.")

A Note on Sulfites

Our organic certified, direct-from-the-source gojis are continually lab tested for purity, and consistently test at
less than 15ppm for sulfites. Although this miniscule amount of naturally occurring sulfites does not generally pose
a problem for people, we believe in transparency and allowing our customers to make informed decisions about their
health.

Many foods have naturally-occurring sulfites which do not disqualify the final product from organic certification.
Sulfite-sensitive individuals often need to eliminate sources of sulfites from their diets in order to improve their
symptoms or even to determine how sensitive they actually are. This can be hard without clear information, since
there are many dietary sources of sulfites that go unlabeled.

By law, sulfites can not be added to organic certified products. (This is why red wines often say "Made with
Organic Grapes" instead of "Organic Wine," since most winemakers choose to add sulfites to the wine
even if they don't apply it in their fields. Any sulfites over 10ppm require the label "Contains Sulfites.")

California Prop 65 Warning

For strictly legal reasons, this product is labeled with a scary-looking warning required by California’s Proposition 65. These products comply with all health and safety standards of the FDA, USDA Organic, and our various certification partners (Non-GMO, Gluten Free, and Kosher), and we personally trust and consume these products every day. However, like many berries, root vegetables, and chocolate products, this one contain trace quantities of naturally-occurring minerals in perfectly safe quantities. Nevertheless, we are required to label the package in order to sell product in California.

Please do not be alarmed by the warning sticker, and understand that a “Proposition 65 warning does not necessarily mean a product is in violation of any product-safety standards or requirements.” Prop 65 is impacting more and more suppliers and retailers (including Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s) and soon these labels will be on many natural food products throughout California and across the country.